National Cash Register - Model 338

[Spongebob89]

Hello, I have found this NATIONAL cash register (model 338) from an internet and it has a damage at the ends of the front flat black area (on red circle) as I can see. Do you know what material is this an if can I repair it? It seems to me like a glass coverd with sticker but I am not sure. Does anyone knows what material it is or where I can find informations about this model?

P.S. I apologise if I post in wrong category.

 

[mrb1]

@Spongebob89 ....Not particularly familiar with those, but the NCR museum is a few miles from here in Dayton, Ohio. Where they began in 1884. Maybe get a hold of them?

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[cgrutt]

I have an NCR 100th anniversary register and the coin slab is marble. Could be glass or Bakelite plastic. Google NCR coin slab you may find a replacement.

 

[My Old Tools]

Yep, mine (circa 1905) is marble also. I think that is a replacement.

 

[1foxracing]

20 years ago I could have helped you out. My father retired from NCR in 1990 and passed away in 2003. After he died and I was cleaning out his house I filled a 20 yard dumpster with nothing but old cash registers and the parts to fix them. They were meaningless to me and a huge pain in the *** to dispose of.
Just putting this out there because I know some folks on here have huge vise collections (among other things) and if your families are not interested in them at all you might want to pre-arrange a solution.

 

[mikedodge]

It was originally glass or marble. It's held on by those two screws you can see and the trim under the keys overlapping it.

 

[Spongebob89]

There is any manual or photos of the original model? I can't find something that fits exactly on my Cash Register.

 

[2oolhound]

20 years ago I could have helped you out. My father retired from NCR in 1990 and passed away in 2003. After he died and I was cleaning out his house I filled a 20 yard dumpster with nothing but old cash registers and the parts to fix them. They were meaningless to me and a huge pain in the *** to dispose of.
Just putting this out there because I know some folks on here have huge vise collections (among other things) and if your families are not interested in them at all you might want to pre-arrange a solution.

You likely were sitting on a gold mine there. About 10 years ago a work acquaintance took on a project to restore a cash register for his barber and was quizzing me on it. I told him bring it over and let him sand blast the blackened bronze plates and showed him how to buff them. He wasn't leaning into the 10" buffer so I showed him what was required (near stalling out the 1hp motor to do it right). He gave up on the 1st plate, put it back in the sand blaster and re blasted it. Then he re-assembled it and charged the barber $1600 or $1800 for the resto job. The barber was happy because the price on line was $2000 but I guess he didn't realize the ones on line had been buffed to a golden shine while his was dull or flat bronze. The real grunt work hadn't been done to his unit.

It showed me that the work acquaintance was one who wanted quick gratification and was unwilling to do an honest days work for a honest days pay. It was easy money for him, the creme off the top.

Many of these old cash registers are beautifully ornate and when fully restored are worth a lot of money ....even when empty.

 

[My Old Tools]

My Grandparents used this in their country store for over 60 years.

 

[mikedodge]

There is any manual or photos of the original model? I can't find something that fits exactly on my Cash Register.

Unless you can find someone selling used parts and has the size you need you need to be creative and find a tile or marble business that can do small items cut something for you.

 

[2oolhound]

Hey Bob, you could also try sanding those damaged corners with a fine file and then finer and finer sand paper and buff till shiney. At that point you could flip that panel left to right so the damage is on the bottom (if the bottom side is polished already).

 

[RTM]

Unless you can find someone selling used parts and has the size you need you need to be creative and find a tile or marble business that can do small items cut something for you.

Don’t know the thickness, but headstone makers and kitchen counter fabricators might be two places to check fora small bit like that.

Or buy one square or rectangle tile a bit oversized, seeing 12x18 marble tiles in showers Lately,